Windows 10: How to enable Download Prompt on Firefox in Windows 11/10

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Firefox is one of the best browsers for Windows computers. It’s fast and more lightweight than Chromium-based browsers like Google Chrome and the new Microsoft Edge. However, the browser gets updated and changes how features work from time to time. An example of a feature that has evolved on Firefox is the download behavior. When […]

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New Windows Media Player Plugin for Firefox

Anyone who uses Windows Vista and Mozilla Firefox may be pleased to hear that the Windows Media Player team has now released a plugin for Firefox that should allow the browser to play WMP content on websites. Here are the steps to get it working:

• Installation of the Windows Media Player Firefox Plugin may require administrative access to your PC. It is recommended that you close all other open browser windows before continuing with the installation.
• Click the Install button to automatically download and install the Windows Media Player Firefox Plugin.
• Depending on your security settings, you may see a Security Warning dialog box. Click Install to install the plugin.

There is a known issue if you are using Firefox version 2.0.0.3 on Windows Vista with the installer failing with error code -203. To work around this simply restart Firefox (you will get a notification that Windows Vista will be changing the Firefox compatibility settings) and then install again - the second time should succeed.

The download is available here, and the new plugin works on all versions of Windows XP and Windows Vista (although it is mostly intended for Vista, as that currently has no WMP support in Firefox).

Source: Windows Vista Blog

 

Microsoft Silverlight enabled but not working

Thanks for the suggestion Charles. I implemented those steps and now Firefox is prompting me to install Silverlight even though it is already downloaded. IE still showing me Silverlight is enabled but it is still not playing any video.

 

Firefox Downloaded 8,002,530 Times in 24 Hours, now Official Record

On download day, Firefox 2 never prompted me to update or download the update by itself. Firefox only auto-downloads patches, major updates are always prompted to the user.